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,SQUIRE ,SIMON ,COMES ,BACK ,TO ,OAK5HAM4 ,! ,E>L ,M>%AL ,TAK5 ,TO ,K+ ,9 ,OAK5REALM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ AS TO ,SQUI] ,SIMON1 :E!R ! DEVIL HELP$ HIM1 OR HIS LUCK1 OR W]E IT HIS [N CUNN+ & HIS1 HORSE'S /\TNESS1 WE WOT NOT2 BUT 9 ANY CASE HE FELL NOT 9 ) ,RALPH ,LONG%ANKS & ,AN?ONY ,GRE51 BUT RODE AS F> & AS FA/ AS HIS HORSE W\LD GO1 & !N LAY D[N 9 ! WILD-WOOD2 & ON ! MORR[ >OSE & W5T HIS WAYS1 & CAME 9 ! EV5 TO ! ,CA/LE ( ! ,UTT]MO/ ,M>*1 & W5T ON !NCE ! MORR[ AFT] ON A FRE% HORSE TO ,OAK5HAM4  ,!RE HE MADE NO DELAY BUT W5T /RAI<T TO ! ,HI< ,H\SE1 & HAD PRIVY SPEE* ( ! ,E>L ,M>%AL2 & HIM HE TOLD H[ HE HAD SMITT5 ,*RI/OPH]1 &1 AS HE DEEM$1 SLA9 HIM4  ,! ,E>L ,M>%AL LOOK$ ON HIM GRIMLY & SAID3  0,:]E IS ! R+ !N80  

0,I HAVE IT NOT10 SAID ,SIMON4  0,H[ MI<T ,I LI<T D[N TO TAKE IT1 :5 ! SEV5 SONS W]E H>D ON US80 ,& !RE) HE TOLD HIM ALL ! TALE1 & H[ HE HAD RIS5 TO SLAY ,*RI/OPH] ! EV5 BE=E2 & H[ HE HAD F\ND \T AFT] ?AT ! Y\NGL+ HAD BECOME GUE/ & FO/]L+ ( ! FOLK ( ! ,T(TS2 & H[ W>ILY ,*RI/OPH] HAD RIDD51 SO ?AT HE1 ,SIMON1 HAD HAD TO DO HIS BE/ AT ! LA/ MOM5T4 0,& N[1 ,LORD10 QUO? HE1 0,I SEE ?AT IT WILL BE MY LUCK TO HAVE GRUDG+ ( !E1 OR EV5 WORSE IT MAY BE2 YEA1 OR ?\ WILT BE PRES5TLY TELL+ ME ?AT ,I AM A LI> & NEV] /RUCK ! /ROKE3 BUT ,I W>RANT ME ?AT BY ?IS TIME ,JACK ( ! ,T(TS KN[E? BETT]1 = ,I LEFT MY KNIFE 9 ! Y\NGL+'S BREA/1 & BELIKE HE WOTTE? ( MY WEAPONS4 ,WELL1 !N1 IF ?\ WILT BE QUIT ( ME1 ?\ HA/ BUT TO =BE> UPHOLD+ ME AGA9/ ! ,T(T FOLK1 & !N AM ,I GONE )\T ANY TO-DO ( !E40  

,E>L ,ROLF SPAKE QUIETLY 9 ANSW]1 ?\< HIS FACE WAS SOME:AT TR\BL$3  0,NAY1 ,SIMON1 ,I D\BT !E NOT1 NOT ONE WORD2 = :Y %\LDE/ ?\ LIE TO ME8 NOR DO ,I DEEM ?\ W\LDE/1 = ?\ >T TRU/Y & WOR?Y4  ,YET SORE ,I D\BT IF ! *ILD BE DEAD4 ,WELL1 EV5 SO LET IT BE1 = ,I AM ALIVE2 & FULL SURELY ,I AM MI<TI] ?AN ,JACK ( ! ,T(TS1 BO? TO UPHOLD !E AGA9/ HIM 7:]E9 ,I %ALL NOT FAIL71 & O!RWISE4  ,BUT MAY ,GOD MAKE ME EV5 AS ?AT Y\NG MAN IF ,I BE NOT MI<TI] YET 9 A FEW DAYS4  ,BUT N[ DO ?\ GO & EAT & DR9K & TAKE ?Y DISPORT2 = ?\ HA/ S]V$ ME WELL2 & 9 A LITTLE :ILE ,I %ALL MAKE !E KNI<T & LORD1 & DO ALL ,I CAN TO PLEASURE !E40  

,SO !N ,SIMON KNELT TO ! ,E>L & MADE OBEISANCE TO HIM1 & >OSE & W5T HIS WAYS1 LI<!>T$ & M]RY4  

,BUT )9 ! MON? IT SO BEFEL ?AT SOME ( ! LORDS & DUKES CAME TO ! ,E>L ,M>%AL1 & PRAY$ HIM TO CALL TOGE!R A GREAT ,FOLK-MOTE ( ALL ,OAK5REALM2 & HE ANSW]$ !M GRACI\SLY1 & BEHI<T !M TO DO AS !Y W\LD2 & EV5 SO DID HE4  

,& ?AT ,MOTE WAS V]Y GREAT1 & :5AS IT WAS HALL[$1 !RE >OSE A GREAT LORD1 GRAY & ANCI5T1 & BEWAIL$ HIM BE=E ! FOLK1 ?AT !Y HAD NO K+ OV] ,OAK5REALM TO UPHOLD ! LAWS @& W>D ! L&2 & 0,WILL YE LIVE B>E & K+LESS = EV]80 SAID HE AT LA/4  0,WILL YE NOT *OOSE Y\ A K+1 & CR[N HIM1 BE=E ,I DIE1 & WE O!RS ( ! REALM :O >E OLD & WORN80 ,!N HE SAT D[N1 & ANO!R >OSE1 & 9 PLA9 T]MS HE BADE !M TAKE ! ,E>L ,M>%AL TO K+4  ,& !N >OSE ONE AFT] O!R1 & EA* SANG ! SAME SONG1 TILL ! HE>TS ( ! PEOPLE GREW W>M ) ! BIG WORDS1 & AT FIR/ MANY1 & !N MORE CRI$ \T3  0,A ,K+1 A ,K+6 ,! ,E>L ,M>%AL = ,K+6 ,E>L ,ROLF = ,K+60 ,SO ?AT AT LA/ ! VOICES ROSE 9TO A GREAT RO>1 & SWORD CLA%$ ON %IELD1 & !Y :O W]E AB\T ! ,E>L TURN$ TO HIM & UPRAIS$ HIM ON A GREAT W>-%IELD1 & HE /OOD !REON ABOVE ! FOLK ) A NAK$ SWORD 9 HIS H&1 & ALL ! FOLK %\T$ AB\T HIM4  

,!REAFT] ! *IEFS & ALL ! MI<TIE/ CAME & DID HOMAGE TO HIM = ,K+ ( ,OAK5REALM AS HE SAT ON ! ,HILL ( ! ,FOLK-MOTE3  & ?AT NI<T !RE WAS ONCE MORE A ,K+ ( ,OAK5REALM1 & ,E>L ,ROLF WAS NO MORE1 BUT ,K+ ,ROLF RUL$ ! PEOPLE4  

,BUT N[ ! TALE LEAVES TELL+ ( HIM1 & TURNS AGA9 TO ,*RI/OPH] ! WOODMAN1 :O LAY SICK ( HIS HURT 9 ! ,H\SE ( ! ,T(TS4  

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